One of a Kind: The Rarest Pieces from our Collection

This exquisite drawing is a delightful melange of familiar Miró motifs. Automatic lines combine to create an anthropomorphic figure decked in auras of pure colour. Miró explained that his simplified figures were “more human and more alive than they would be if represented in all their detail. Represented in detail, they would lose their imaginary quality, which enhances everything.” 

An eight-pointed star flickers proudly at the top right of the image. Stars appear frequently throughout Miró’s work, a celestial signpost to the dreamworld we inhabit while we sleep. Finally, the artist’s majestic signature becomes its own compositional element, a joyous celebration of Miró’s confidence and self-possession.

This unique drawing is an extraordinary example of Miró’s later style, and represents a fabulous opportunity to grab a unique piece of 20th century art history.

Grayson Perry's stock has risen to the extent where he is not only instantly recognisable on the street, but his artistic style and voice have seeped into the public consciousness. This drawing in chalk pastel was created during and in response to Covid-19, a time in which Perry became a champion for creativity in the face of adversity through his television programme 'Grayson's Art Club'.

Where once a drawing of a man in a 'gas mask and dress' combination would have puzzled the viewer, it now seems ludicrous for its creator not to be identified as Grayson Perry.

Damien Hirst’s ‘spin paintings’ are amongst the artist’s most iconic works, and significantly contributed to the unfolding of contemporary art as we know it. The artist splits his work thematically into two distinct opposites – life and death. Hirst’s ‘spin paintings’ can be seen to link these two strands, as they erupt with life and energy whilst embracing chaos and uncertainty.

Initiated in 1995, Hirst worked in collaboration with fellow artist Angus Fairhurst to develop the ‘spin paintings’ at the event ‘A Fete Worse than Death’. The artist pours paint onto a rotating canvas to create these works; the spin machine originally used to create the very first paintings consisted of an inverted electric drill and a piece of wood.

'Beautiful Nightcall of the Twilight Zone Spin Painting for Yet Unborn' encapsulates some of the artist’s key concepts through a completely one of a kind composition, created using one of his most celebrated techniques.